ܫܠܓܡܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܫܠܓܡ (šalgam)
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Persian SLKʾ (/šalgam/), ultimately from Ancient Greek σικελικόν (sikelikón, literally “the Sicilian one”). Doublet of ܣܠܩܐ (silqā, selqā); compare Persian شلغم (šalğam), Old Armenian շաղգամ (šałgam), Arabic شَلْجَم (šaljam), and Arabic سِلْق (silq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃalɡ(ə)mɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃalɡ(ə)me(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܫܠܓܡܐ • (šalgamā) m (plural ܫܠܓܡܐ)
- turnip
Inflection
inflection of ܫܠܓܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܠܓܡ | ܫܠܓܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܠܓܡ | ܫܠܓܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܠܓܡܐ | ܫܠܓܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܠܓܡܝ | ܫܠܓܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܠܓܡܟ | ܫܠܓܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܠܓܡܟܝ | ܫܠܓܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܠܓܡܗ | ܫܠܓܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܠܓܡܗ | ܫܠܓܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܠܓܡܢ | ܫܠܓܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܠܓܡܟܘܢ | ܫܠܓܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܠܓܡܟܝܢ | ܫܠܓܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܠܓܡܗܘܢ | ܫܠܓܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܠܓܡܗܝܢ | ܫܠܓܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “šlgm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 264
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 578a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1560b